[DB]

I thought taking niacin with statins was a no-no?

[steve86]

I had always read the combination was contraindicated also but recent thinking is different:

Despite a few case reports of myopathy associated with niacin-statin (3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl coenzyme A reductase inhibitor) combination therapy, 2 decades of clinical evidence since the introduction of statins do not support a general myopathic effect of niacin either alone or in combination with statins.

From a ScienceDirect abstract

[neverdem]

I thought taking niacin with statins was a no-no?

Lipitor and niacin increases the risk for myopathy. No rates were given. Crestor ad said to consider decreasing the dose of crestor when adding niacin. Source: Sep 2009 Monthly Prescribing Reference

If HDL is low, talk to your doc.

[wardaddy]

that would be nitrates not niacin